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UK vs BVI - Talking large about doing little
Alred C. Frett
Messages from the Masters:
February, 2024, Black History Month… We can talk about anything, including how Ron DeSantis, a Ringleader for revoking our History with Anti-Woke Nonsense, has suffered a Presidential Nomination defeat... However, the threats are still growing, and we cannot risk the chance of their success, so we must work extra hard to ensure that this and generations to come will not be deprived of their Identity.
VI & UK conduct joint crisis training exercise with hurricane scenario
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Crisis experts from the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) arrived in the Virgin Islands on Monday, February 5, 2024, to host a week of crisis response and disaster preparedness training.
OT Minister wants ‘top priority’ given to outstanding CoI reform actions
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– UK Minister for Overseas Territory (OT) David H. Rutley has laid down the gauntlet and called for top priority to be given to the outstanding Commission of Inquiry (CoI) reforms to be carried out in the Virgin Islands under the Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley administration.
Flash Flood Warning in effect until midnight Wednesday - DDM
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Information coming out of the Virgin Islands Department of Disaster of Management (DDM) is that a flash flood warning is in effect for low-lying and flood-prone areas of the Virgin Islands (VI) valid until midnight tonight Wednesday, February 7, 2024.
US actor & comedian Kevin D. Hart & spouse vacation in BVI
SCRUB ISLAND, VI- American actor and comedian Kevin D. Hart and his wife Eniko Parrish Hart have chosen ‘Nature’s Little Secrets’ as their vacation destination in 2024.
Deputy Premier Hon Lorna G. Smith to open district office on Anegada
THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI - Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Labour and Trade, Hon Lorna G. Smith (Al) has announced plans to open a District Office at the Settlement, Anegada.
Hon Wheatley throws support behind prison rehab initiatives
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Vincent O. Wheatley has voiced his support for rehabilitation initiatives at His Majesty’s Prison following a visit to to the prison on February 1, 2024.
VI & USVI to clash twice in CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers in March
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup begins for the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) in March 2024, with a home and away clash with neighbouring territory the US Virgin Islands.
NBA star Pascal Siakam lists BVI as favourite vacation destination
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA- The [British] Virgin Islands, a top Caribbean tourism destination, continues to attract hundreds of thousands of visitors every year, including the rich and famous.
WINAIR steps up with more flights to & from VI
BEEF ISLAND, VI - Windward Islands Airways International NV (WINAIR), a government-owned Dutch airline based in Sint Maarten, has stepped up expansion plans as the operations of LIAT has come to an end leaving potential gaps in the regional market.